Mayor of Stockton, California


The Mayor of the City of Stockton is the official head and chief executive officer of Stockton, California. The mayor is elected for a four-year term and limited to serving no more than two terms. Under the California Constitution, all judicial, school, county, and city offices, including those of chartered cities, are nonpartisan. Michael Tubbs is the city's 79th and current mayor, serving since 2017.

List of Mayors of Stockton, California

As of 2020, 79 individuals have served as Stockton's mayor since its incorporation as a city in California. Ten mayors have served non consecutive terms, the first being E.S. Holden and the most recent being Arnold Rue. The mayor is chosen every four years in a municipal vote. Prior to 1992, the mayor was selected from the City Council.
#MayorTerm startTerm end PartyNotes
Samuel PurdyOctober 5, 18501851Democratic
John C. Edwards18511852Democratic
William Baker1852January 1853
Jacob K. ShaferJanuary 1853May 1853Democratic
M.B. KenneyMay 18531854
J.M. Buffington18541855
Alvin N. Fisher18551856
H.W. Gillingham18561857
B.W. Bours18571859
E.S. Holden18591863
George Gray18631866
C.T. Meader18661867
L.M. Hickman18671868
R.B. Lane18681869
L.M. Hickman 18691870
G.S. Evans18701871
E.S Holden187118722nd term.
Thomas Hook18721873
J.K. Doak18731875
Frank T. Baldwin18751876
T.B. Buck18761878
Charles Belding18781879
G.C. Hyatt18791881
H.O. Southworth18811882
R.W. Tully18821884
W.C. White18841885
J.M. Welsh18851888
L.U. Shippee18881889
R.R. Reibenstein18891891
W.R. Clark18911895
J.M. McCall18951895
H.N. Boggs18951897
William Inglis18971899
W.B. Harrison18991901
George E. Catts19011903
C.E. Williams19031905
M.J. Gardner19051907
George F. Hudson19071909
R.R. Reibenstein190919162nd term.
A.C. Oullahan19161921
Dana P. Eicke19211923
Raymond O. Wheeler19231928
Grover A. Grider19281930
Carl Tremain19301932
Con J. Franke19321935
M.F. Richards19351936
Ralph W. Fay19361939
Gay E. Crane19391940
Woodrow Coale19401941
Lawrence L. Ventre19411942
R.O. Robinson19421943
Lewis A. Lodde19431944
Ralph W. Fay194419452nd term.
Gay E. Crane194519462nd term.
Woodrow Coale194719482nd term.
Jerry Keithley19481948
Lawrence L. Ventre1948December 19482nd term.
Angelo SanguinettiDecember 19481949
Dan W. Morrison19501951
Woodrow W. LaTeer19511952
Lawrence L. Ventre195219533rd term.
Carl R. Evanhoe19531954
Harvey M. Stull19541955
Dean C. DeCarli19551956
F.L. Bitterman19561958
Harvey M. Stull195819592nd term.
Dean C. DeCarli195919592nd term.
Thomas E. Marnoch19601962
Elmer R. Boss19621964
Roger M. Huckins19641965
Jimmie M. Rishwain19651967
Albert Fedler19671968
Joseph Doll19681969
Arnold Rue19691970
Luis Arismendi19701971
Arnold Rue197119722nd term.
Charles E. Bott19721973
Clyde Davis19731974
Manuel Silveria19741975
Louis "Tom" Madden19751977
Arnold Rue197719783rd term.
Daniel A. O'Brien19791981
Arnold Rue198119834th term.
Randall Ronk19831985
R. James Parkinson19851985
Barbara Fass1985February 1990First woman mayor.
Joan DarrahFebruary 1990January 6, 1997Democratic
Gary PodestoJanuary 6, 1997January 1, 2005Republican2nd term.
Edward ChavezJanuary 1, 2005January 6, 2009Republican
Ann JohnstonJanuary 6, 2009January 8, 2013Democratic
Anthony SilvaJanuary 8, 2013January 1, 2017Republican
Michael TubbsJanuary 1, 2017incumbentDemocratic